Tech City Voices How connectivity puts artificial intelligence in its place Tech City Voices

Tech City Voices How connectivity puts artificial intelligence in its place Tech City Voices

Ian McVey UK director, Qualtrics Monday May 30th, 2016 Topics Related articles Ian McVey is UK director at Qualtrics, an employee engagement firm. In this article, he explores the state of artificial intelligence. Last week, the Institute of Directors (IoD) warned that 15 million jobs are at risk from the rise of automation, a figure echoed by the Bank of England. The IoD wants schools to place less emphasis on pupils’ ability to recall facts and apply standardised methods, which machine learning and artificial intelligence do faster and with more precision, and focus instead on how to apply knowledge in a market that no longer rewards workers primarily for what they know, but for what they can do with what they know. Modern reflections on an educational system rooted in…